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Explain the mechanism of attraction of iron nails by a magnet when brought near them.

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When an iron nail is brought close to one pole of a magnet, that end of the nail acquires an opposite polarity by magnetic induction. Since unlike poles attract each other, therefore, the iron nail is attracted towards the magnet.
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